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Minecraft:Java Edition version history/disclaimer Template:Relevant category
Template:JE has been in constant development since May 10, 2009, when it was simply named Minecraft. What is now known as Minecraft:pre-Classic refers to the early unreleased versions of Minecraft during the week from May 10 to May 16, 2009. The next phase, what was later called Classic, lasted from May 17 to November 10, 2009. Minecraft:Indev, short for "in development", lasted from December 23, 2009, to February 23, 2010. Minecraft:Infdev, short for "infinite development", lasted from February 27 to June 30, 2010. Alpha lasted from June 30 to December 3, 2010, and Beta lasted from December 20, 2010, all the way through to November 11, 2011. The official release of Minecraft (Java Edition) came on November 18, 2011, at Minecraft:MINECON 2011, and further updates have been released ever since, the most recent being Template:Version. Starting with Minecraft:1.12.2, the game officially adopted the Java Edition subtitle, to distinguish it from the Template:BE.
Full release
The full release stage of Minecraft: Java Edition's development started on November 18, 2011, and has continued until the present day. At this point of development, the game was considered "complete", having both an "ending" and being ready for ratings and reviews. The game's price also increased from what it was in Beta, but users who previously bought the game were not charged extra.
26.x
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| Minecraft:Chaos Cubed (Guide) | 26.2 | April 7, 2026 | Upcoming 2026 |
| Minecraft:Tiny Takeover (Guide) | 26.1.2 | April 8, 2026 | April 9, 2026 |
| 26.1.1 | March 31, 2026 | April 1, 2026 | |
| 26.1 | December 16, 2025 | March 24, 2026 |
1.21
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| Minecraft:Mounts of Mayhem (Guide) | 1.21.11 | October 9, 2025 | December 9, 2025 |
| Minecraft:The Copper Age (Guide) | 1.21.10 | October 2, 2025 | October 7, 2025 |
| 1.21.9 | July 29, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Minecraft:Chase the Skies (Guide) | 1.21.8 | July 15, 2025 | July 17, 2025 |
| 1.21.7 | June 25, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | |
| 1.21.6 | April 8, 2025 | June 17, 2025 | |
| Minecraft:Spring to Life (Guide) | 1.21.5 | January 8, 2025 | March 25, 2025 |
| Minecraft:The Garden Awakens (Guide) | 1.21.4 | October 30, 2024 | December 3, 2024 |
| Minecraft:Bundles of Bravery (Guide) | 1.21.3 | – | October 23, 2024 |
| 1.21.2 | August 15, 2024 | October 22, 2024 | |
| Minecraft:Tricky Trials (Guide) | 1.21.1 | August 7, 2024 | August 8, 2024 |
| 1.21 | May 3, 2024 | June 13, 2024 |
1.20
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| Minecraft:Armored Paws (Guide) | 1.20.6 | April 26, 2024 | April 29, 2024 |
| 1.20.5 | December 18, 2023 | April 23, 2024 | |
| Minecraft:Bats and Pots (Guide) | 1.20.4 | December 6, 2023 | December 7, 2023 |
| 1.20.3 | October 4, 2023 | December 5, 2023 | |
| Minecraft:Trails & Tales (Guide) | 1.20.2 | August 2, 2023 | September 21, 2023 |
| 1.20.1 | June 9, 2023 | June 12, 2023 | |
| 1.20 | March 22, 2023 | June 7, 2023 |
1.19
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| Minecraft:The Wild Update (Guide) | 1.19.4 | January 18, 2023 | March 14, 2023 |
| 1.19.3 | October 19, 2022 | December 7, 2022 | |
| 1.19.2 | August 4, 2022 | August 5, 2022 | |
| 1.19.1 | June 15, 2022 | July 27, 2022 | |
| 1.19 | February 17, 2022 | June 7, 2022 |
1.18
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| Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs: Part II (Guide) | 1.18.2 | January 19, 2022 | February 28, 2022 |
| 1.18.1 | December 3, 2021 | December 10, 2021 | |
| 1.18 | July 13, 2021 | November 30, 2021 |
1.17
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| Update | Version | Development release | Full release |
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| Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs: Part I (Guide) | 1.17.1 | June 18, 2021 | July 6, 2021 |
| 1.17 | November 4, 2020 | June 8, 2021 |
1.16
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| Minecraft:Nether Update (Guide) | 1.16.5 | January 13, 2021 | January 15, 2021 |
| 1.16.4 | October 15, 2020 | November 2, 2020 | |
| 1.16.3 | September 7, 2020 | September 10, 2020 | |
| 1.16.2 | July 1, 2020 | August 11, 2020 | |
| 1.16.1 | – | June 24, 2020 | |
| 1.16 | February 5, 2020 | June 23, 2020 |
1.15
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| Minecraft:Buzzy Bees (Guide) | 1.15.2 | January 14, 2020 | January 21, 2020 |
| 1.15.1 | December 12, 2019 | December 17, 2019 | |
| 1.15 | August 22, 2019 | December 10, 2019 |
1.14
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| Minecraft:Village & Pillage (Guide) | 1.14.4 | July 3, 2019 | July 19, 2019 |
| 1.14.3 | June 3, 2019 | June 24, 2019 | |
| 1.14.2 | May 16, 2019 | May 27, 2019 | |
| 1.14.1 | May 7, 2019 | May 13, 2019 | |
| 1.14 | October 24, 2018 | April 23, 2019 |
1.13
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| Update | Version | Development release | Full release |
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| Minecraft:Update Aquatic (Guide) | 1.13.2 | October 16, 2018 | October 22, 2018 |
| 1.13.1 | July 25, 2018 | August 22, 2018 | |
| 1.13 | October 25, 2017 | July 18, 2018 |
1.12
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| Minecraft:World of Color Update (Guide) | 1.12.2 | September 13, 2017 | September 18, 2017 |
| 1.12.1 | August 1, 2017 | August 3, 2017 | |
| 1.12 | February 8, 2017 | June 7, 2017 |
1.11
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| Minecraft:Exploration Update (Guide) | 1.11.2 | – | December 21, 2016 |
| 1.11.1 | December 15, 2016 | December 20, 2016 | |
| 1.11 | August 10, 2016 | November 14, 2016 |
1.10
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| Minecraft:Frostburn Update (Guide) | 1.10.2 | – | June 23, 2016 |
| 1.10.1 | June 22, 2016 | ||
| 1.10 | May 18, 2016 | June 8, 2016 |
1.9
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| Minecraft:Combat Update (Guide) | 1.9.4 | – | May 10, 2016 |
| 1.9.3 | April 7, 2016 | ||
| 1.9.2 | – | March 30, 2016 | |
| 1.9.1 | March 9, 2016 | ||
| 1.9 | July 29, 2015 | February 29, 2016 |
1.8
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| Minecraft:Bountiful Update (Guide) | 1.8.9 | – | December 9, 2015 |
| 1.8.8 | July 27, 2015 | July 28, 2015 | |
| 1.8.7 | – | June 5, 2015 | |
| 1.8.6 | May 25, 2015 | ||
| 1.8.5 | May 22, 2015 | ||
| 1.8.4 | April 17, 2015 | ||
| 1.8.3 | February 20, 2015 | ||
| 1.8.2 | December 18, 2014 | February 19, 2015 | |
| 1.8.1 | October 15, 2014 | November 24, 2014 | |
| 1.8 | January 9, 2014 | September 2, 2014 |
1.7
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| Minecraft:The Update that Changed the World (Guide) | 1.7.10 | June 3, 2014 | June 26, 2014 |
| 1.7.9 | – | April 14, 2014 | |
| 1.7.8 | April 11, 2014 | ||
| 1.7.7 | April 9, 2014 | ||
| 1.7.6 | April 3, 2014 | ||
| 1.7.5 | – | February 26, 2014 | |
| 1.7.4 | November 21, 2013 | December 10, 2013 | |
| 1.7.2 | September 5, 2013 | October 25, 2013 |
1.6
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| Minecraft:Horse Update (Guide) | 1.6.4 | September 13, 2013 | September 19, 2013 |
| 1.6.2 | – | July 8, 2013 | |
| 1.6.1 | April 18, 2013 | July 1, 2013 |
1.5
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| Minecraft:Redstone Update (Guide) | 1.5.2 | April 25, 2013 | May 2, 2013 |
| 1.5.1 | March 14, 2013 | March 21, 2013 | |
| 1.5 | January 3, 2013 | March 13, 2013 |
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| Minecraft:Pretty Scary Update (Guide) | 1.4.7 | December 28, 2012 | January 9, 2013 |
| 1.4.6 | December 7, 2012 | December 20, 2012 | |
| 1.4.5 | November 16, 2012 | November 19, 2012 | |
| 1.4.4 | November 1, 2012 | November 14, 2012 | |
| 1.4.2 | August 9, 2012 | October 25, 2012 |
1.3
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| 1.3 (Guide) | 1.3.2 | August 14, 2012 | August 16, 2012 |
| 1.3.1 | April 12, 2012 | August 1, 2012 |
1.2
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| 1.2 (Guide) | 1.2.5 | March 30, 2012 | April 4, 2012 |
| 1.2.4 | – | March 22, 2012 | |
| 1.2.3 | March 2, 2012 | ||
| 1.2.2 | March 1, 2012 | ||
| 1.2.1 | January 19, 2012 |
1.1
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| 1.1 (Guide) | 1.1 | November 24, 2011 | January 12, 2012 |
1.0
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| Minecraft:Adventure Update (Part 2) (Guide) | 1.0.1 | – | November 24, 2011 |
| 1.0.0 | September 22, 2011 | November 18, 2011 |
Beta
The Beta development phase started on December 20, 2010 and ended on November 18, 2011. The main goals of this development stage were a larger focus on polishing gameplay, additional content, and stability.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/2175441966/minecraft-beta-december-20-2010</ref> The game's price also increased from what it was in Alpha, but users who previously bought the game were not charged extra.
Beta 1.8
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| Minecraft:Adventure Update (Part 1) (Guide) | Beta 1.8.1 | Template:VH label | – | September 15, 2011 |
| Beta 1.8 | Template:VH label | September 9, 2011 | September 14, 2011 |
Beta 1.7
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| Beta 1.7 (Guide) | Beta 1.7.3 | Template:VH label | July 8, 2011 |
| Beta 1.7.2 | Template:VH label | July 1, 2011 | |
| Beta 1.7_01 | Template:VH label | June 30, 2011 | |
| Beta 1.7 | Template:VH label |
Beta 1.6
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| Beta 1.6 (Guide) | Beta 1.6.6 | Template:VH label | May 31, 2011 |
| Beta 1.6.5 | Template:VH label | May 28, 2011 | |
| Beta 1.6.4 | Template:VH label | May 26, 2011 | |
| Beta 1.6.3 | Template:VH label | ||
| Beta 1.6.2 | Template:VH label | ||
| Beta 1.6.1 | Template:VH label | ||
| Beta 1.6 | Template:VH label |
Beta 1.5
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| Beta 1.5 (Guide) | Beta 1.5_02 (Server only) | Template:VH label | April 20, 2011 |
| Beta 1.5_01 | Template:VH label | ||
| Beta 1.5 | Template:VH label | April 19, 2011 |
Beta 1.4
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| Beta 1.4 (Guide) | Beta 1.4_01 | Template:VH label | April 5, 2011 |
| Beta 1.4 | Template:VH label | March 31, 2011 |
Beta 1.3
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| Beta 1.3 (Guide) | Beta 1.3_01 | Template:VH label | February 23, 2011 |
| Beta 1.3 | Template:VH label | February 22, 2011 |
Beta 1.2
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| Beta 1.2 (Guide) | Beta 1.2_02 | Template:VH label | January 21, 2011 |
| Beta 1.2_01 | Template:VH label | January 14, 2011 | |
| Beta 1.2 | Template:VH label | January 13, 2011 |
Beta 1.1
| Update | Version | State | Release date |
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| Beta 1.1 (Guide) | Beta 1.1_02 | Template:VH label | December 22, 2010 |
| Beta 1.1_01 | Template:VH label | ||
| Beta 1.1 | Template:VH label |
Beta 1.0
| Update | Version | State | Release date |
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| Beta 1.0 (Guide) | Beta 1.0.2 | Template:VH label | December 21, 2010 |
| Beta 1.0_01 | Template:VH label | December 20, 2010 | |
| Beta 1.0 | Template:VH label |
Alpha
The Alpha development phase started on June 29, 2010, and ended on December 20, 2010. This version also limited the gamemode to Survival, but saw a re-release of multiplayer. At this time, Minecraft:Notch began developing the game full time, causing much more frequent updates. These were also the first versions which had to be purchased, though the price increased in later stages.
Alpha 1.2
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Alpha 1.1
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| Alpha 1.1 (Guide) | Alpha v1.1.2_01 | Template:VH label | September 23, 2010 | 0.2.1 | rowspan=3Template:VH label |
| Alpha v1.1.2 | Template:VH label | September 18, 2010 | |||
| Alpha v1.1.1 (Seecret Saturday 1) | Template:VH label | ||||
| Alpha v1.1.0 (Minecraft:Seecret Friday 9) | Template:VH label | September 10, 2010 | 0.2.0-0.2.1 | Template:VH label |
Alpha 1.0
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Infdev
Template:MainTemplate:Collapse Template:Additions table Template:Collapse The Infdev development phase started on February 27, 2010 and ended on June 30, 2010. During this stage, Minecraft was only available in single-player Minecraft:Survival mode and versions were unnumbered under the name Minecraft:Minecraft Infdev. At this point, Minecraft:Notch rewrote the game code to allow mostly "infinite" terrain.
Indev
Template:MainTemplate:Collapse Template:Additions table Template:Additions table Template:Collapse The Indev development phase started on December 23, 2009, and ended on February 27, 2010. It was the successor to the previous Minecraft:Survival Test and continued expanding the survival aspects of the game, making it a lot more like the current gameplay. Versions in this stage were either unnumbered or used the same number.
Classic
Classic was the first long development phase of the game, in which it was constantly improved and updated over several months. It occurred between May 16 and December 23, 2009. The original game mode was Minecraft:Creative, but on September 1, 2009 development began for Minecraft:Survival mode under the name Minecraft:Survival Test.
Late Classic Creative
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| 0.30 | File:Checkmark U2713.svg |
November 10, 2009 |
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| 1.10 | Template:VH label | |||
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| 0.29_02 | Template:VH label | October 30, 2009 | ||
| 0.29_01 | Template:VH label | October 29, 2009 | ||
| 0.29 | Template:VH label | |||
| 0.28_01 | Template:VH label | October 27, 2009 | 1.9 | rowspan=2Template:VH label |
| 0.28 | Template:VH label |
Survival Test
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| 0.30 <ref group=note>This version was released at the end of the Late Classic Creative period.</ref> | File:Checkmark U2713.svg | November 10, 2009 |
| 0.27 SURVIVAL TEST | Template:VH label | October 24, 2009 |
| 0.26 SURVIVAL TEST | Template:VH label | |
| 0.25_05 SURVIVAL TEST | Template:VH label | September 3, 2009 |
| 0.25 SURVIVAL TEST 4 | Template:VH label | |
| 0.25 SURVIVAL TEST 3 | Template:VH label | |
| 0.25 SURVIVAL TEST 2 | Template:VH label | |
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| 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST_03 | Template:VH label | September 1, 2009 |
| 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST_02 | Template:VH label | |
| 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST_01 | Template:VH label | |
| 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST | Template:VH label |
Multiplayer Test
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Early Classic
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| 0.0.14a_08 | Template:VH label | May 28, 2009 |
| 0.0.14a_07 | Template:VH label | |
| 0.0.14a_06 | Template:VH label | |
| 0.0.14a_05 | Template:VH label | |
| 0.0.14a_04 | Template:VH label | |
| 0.0.14a_03 | Template:VH label | May 27, 2009 |
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| 0.0.12a_02 | Template:VH label | May 19, 2009 |
| 0.0.12a_01 | Template:VH label | |
| 0.0.12a | Template:VH label | |
| 0.0.11a | Template:VH label |
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Private alpha
| Version | State | Release date |
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| 0.0.10a | Template:VH label | May 17, 2009 |
| 0.0.9a | Template:VH label | May 16, 2009 |
| 0.0.3a | Template:VH label | |
| 0.0.2a | Template:VH label | |
| mc-161648 | Template:VH label | |
| mc-161625 | Template:VH label | |
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| mc-161607 | Template:VH label |
Pre-Classic
Template:MainTemplate:Collapse Template:Additions table Template:Collapse Pre-Classic was the initial development phase of Minecraft, in which the very basic mechanics and elements of the game were developed, tested and improved over the period of less than a week—from May 10–16, 2009. It was not originally released to the public, but some versions are now playable via the Minecraft:launcher.
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| rd-161348 | Template:VH label | May 16, 2009 |
| rd-160052 | Template:VH label | May 15, 2009 |
| rd-20090515 | Template:VH labelTemplate:Note | |
| rd-132328 | Template:VH label | May 13, 2009 |
| rd-132211 | Template:VH label | |
| rd-131655 (Cave game tech test/demo) | Template:VH label |
References
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